This morning, the conference committee on General Government
met to pass HB
5880 unanimously. That bill contains revenue sharing and
was funded at a level equal to what communities received in
FY 2010. Now the bill goes to the full House and Senate for
passage, which we expect to happen today or possibly tomorrow.
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State
Affairs Update

League
Working to Get Public Works Program Restored –
On Monday, staff met with the Michigan Department of Corrections
(MDOC) along with public works officials from several communities
to urge the reinstatement of the prisoner work crew program.
This program was eliminated several months ago as part of
budget cutbacks. The MDOC indicated that the program was too
expensive for it to continue to operate; however, many of
our members have indicated they would be willing to pay more
because the program is so valuable. MORE>

Federal
Transportation Funding Bill Coming Next Year –
Reports out of Washington indicate the administration will
release detailed proposals for a surface transportation reauthorization
bill and national infrastructure bank with the Fiscal Year
2012 budget in February 2011. The comments were made by USDOT
Undersecretary Roy Kienitz following his recent testimony
before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
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Redefining
Economic Strategies Summit –
On Thursday, October 7 over 150 groups will gather at the
Lansing Center to participate in an all-day program on "Redefining
Economic Strategies for the New Economy." The goal of
the program is to discover strategies around which there is
broad support and could be quickly implemented to move Michigan
into a more competitive economic position. MORE>